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The Weekly Forecast: 11.19-11.25

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Events and Film and Music on 18 November 2009, with no comments so far.

Welcome to the Wednesday feature here at the ReadyMade blog. Each week, I will provide a list of upcoming events, releases and happenings for the following Thursday through Wednesday. If you have (or know of) an event that you would like to be included, please shoot me an email, and I will do my best to make it happen.

23Drawathon124-Hour Draw-A-Thon
Saturday, November 21 through Sunday, November 22
New Orleans, Louisiana
With 24 hours of programmed drawing booths, workshops, games, and other activities, the Press Street Draw-A-Thon at The Green Project facilitates literally thousands of drawings that wind up covering every inch of the space. Also, it’s a free, all ages event where you can release some creative energy.

cranksgiving09_flyer_v2Cranksgiving
Saturday, November 21
New York City, New York
Since 1998, the New York Bike Messenger Foundation (NYBMF) has organized Cranksgiving to act as both a competition and a food drive. Last year, the alleycat race donated over $1,000 worth of food items to Saint Mary’s Soup Kitchen and over $1,600 to City Harvest. Each rider has one hour to find the participating grocery stores in Manhattan, purchase the designated items, and head to the finish line. In order to participate, you just need to register at the event and race!

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The Weekly Forecast: 11.11-11.18

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Culture and Design and Events and Film and Music on 11 November 2009, with no comments so far.

Welcome to the Wednesday feature here at the ReadyMade blog. Each week, I will provide a list of upcoming events, releases and happenings for the following Thursday through Wednesday. If you have (or know of) an event that you would like to be included, please shoot me an email, and I will do my best to make it happen.

Picture 1Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary
Thursday, November 12 (opening weekend)
Cherokee, North Carolina
Construction began on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1935, the longest planned single-unit road in US history. After 75 years, this elongated park is the most heavily visited part of the National Parks Service. Kicking off the anniversary celebration this weekend, the schedule through January includes lectures, tours, concerts, history days, and ends with the Blowing Rock Winter Festival to wrap things up.

1109_KHART_imgKimberley Hart: SCOUT
Opening Thursday, November 12
New York City, New York
In her second solo exhibit at Mixed Greens, Kimberley Hart and her alter-ego take on the less glittery role of battling an unknown adversary through drawing and sculpture. Gone is the glitter and in its place are weapons and predatory species in this new-found dystopia. See her portfolio, and previous tales, here (a favorite is the Hunting Stand With Unicorn Bait).

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The Weekly Forecast: 11.05-11.10

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Events and Film and Music on 4 November 2009, with no comments so far.

Welcome to the Wednesday feature here at the ReadyMade blog. Each week, I will provide a list of upcoming events, releases and happenings for the following Thursday through Wednesday. If you have (or know of) an event that you would like to be included, please shoot me an email, and I will do my best to make it happen.

go east artworkGo East Group Exhibition
Thursday, November 5 through Saturday, November 7
New York City, New York
L.A.-based LeBasse Projects heads east this week, setting up shop in NYC and showcasing contemporary west coast artists that embrace unique techniques. For three days, you can check out international artists with a left coast flair on Rivington Street. Also, be on the lookout for future pop-up exhibits from the gallery…

optionart_BTangSculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair
Friday, November 6 through Sunday, November 8
Chicago, Illinois
In its 16th year, SOFA Chicago takes over Navy Pier for three days of art, sculpture, lecture, and innovation. Some of the exhibits even forgo the traditional tradeshow booth and are taking over a space showcasing installations exactly how the artists envision. Five special exhibits explore the work of Sam Maloof, Israeli jewelers, wood turning, global glass, and ceramicists. Get tickets here.
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The Weekly Forecast: 10.28-11.04

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Events and Film and Holidays and Music on 28 October 2009, with 1 comment so far.

Welcome to the Wednesday feature here at the ReadyMade blog. Each week, I will provide a list of upcoming events, releases and happenings for the following Thursday through Wednesday. If you have (or know of) an event that you would like to be included, please shoot me an email, and I will do my best to make it happen.

Picture 1Indie Chic @ 10th Street
Call for artists now through Thursday, November 5
Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University hosts its alternative craft fair on December 5, andthe organizers are accepting artist entries now through next Thursday. Head to the ASU Art Museum for all of your indie, handmade gift-giving needs.

—Halloween Festivities This Week—

very_postmortemVery Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine
Friday, October 30
San Francisco, California
The ghoulish gala celebrates not only Halloween, but ancient mummies and the contemporary technology used to examines them. You can purchase your tickets here, and that will gain you access to the wicked Legion of Honor, top shelf elixirs, and music from Pop Rocks and DJ Shissla.

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Society Pages: A Night of Wes Anderson (And His Most Loveable Characters)

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Events and Film and Food + Entertaining and Society Pages on 20 October 2009, with 3 comments so far.

Everyone loves them, everyone hates them, and everyone wants to be in them. Since we will most likely never make the pages of Vanity Fair, we have taken matters into our own hands. As part of our ongoing Society Pages, we present you with…A Night of Wes Anderson.

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Food, drinks, prizes, projected Wes Anderson films, costumes, music and theme rooms…nothing was left untouched or un-Andersonized on Saturday night at the Colonade in Des Moines, Iowa. Right when you walked in, the lovely hostesses greeted you and asked that you sign a petition to bring back Latin—did you hear that they’re not going to teach it anymore?

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Alicia Vreugdenhil and Erin Stover work the door.

There were costumes from Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic and The Darjeeling Limited, and even a personified Futura Bold “F,” the hallmark typography of Wes Anderson.

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Wayde Stover (Futura Bold) and Matt Shwery.

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The Weekly Forecast: 10.15-10.21

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Events and Film on 14 October 2009, with no comments so far.

Welcome to the Wednesday feature here at the ReadyMade blog. Each week, I will provide a list of upcoming events, releases and happenings for the following Thursday through Wednesday. If you have (or know of) an event that you would like to be included, please shoot me an email, and I will do my best to make it happen.

grungeGrunge
Thursday, October 15
Everywhere
Michael Lavine and Thurston Moore’s ode to flannel, Seattle and everything that came with it comes out tomorrow. Grunge dives deeper than just seminal bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, though, and features images of the kids that made it what it was. Lavine and Thurston tell of the movement’s rise, its exploitation and its demise.

Doing-it-for-the-Kids_chrisDoing It For The Kids
Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 25
Newcastle, United Kingdom
What could be more fun than an exhibition of play design? Doing It For The Kids takes a look at sustainability in the world of toys for children, and does so in a refreshing and unique way. Peek in on the Great North Museum exhibit, and you may spy a placenta teddy bear or relief aid packaging football.

dock-at-cedar-key40th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival
Saturday, October 17 through Sunday, October 18
Cedar Key, Florida
Over 200 artist booths and a parade on Saturday morning take over City Park for the Cedar Key Seafood Festival this weekend. Grab some local seafood, take in the sounds of live music well into the night and check out the lighthouse on Seahorse Key, about three miles away.

ddw2009Dutch Design Week
Saturday, October 17 through Sunday, October 25
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Organized by Design Platform Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week is the largest such event in the Netherlands. After eight years, it has grown to include more than 1,500 designers—tried and true brands right through recent graduates—in over 60 locations around the city. Exhibits will include textile, fashion, spatial design, food design and design management and trends, and take you from concept to execution on several of the products.

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Visual Acoustics

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Architecture and Art and Film on 9 October 2009, with no comments so far.

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The new film about the life and career of Julius Shulman—as narrated by Dustin Hoffman—comes out today. Visual Acoustics takes you through the iconic architectural images that made Shulman a legend and brings you charming insights into the man behind the camera.

To say that he was the world’s greatest architectural photographer doesn’t even come close.

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The Weekly Forecast: 10.08-10.14

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Events and Film and Music on 7 October 2009, with no comments so far.

Welcome to the Wednesday feature here at the ReadyMade blog. Each week, I will provide a list of upcoming events, releases and happenings for the following Thursday through Wednesday. If you have (or know of) an event that you would like to be included, please shoot me an email, and I will do my best to make it happen.

social exposureSocial Exposure
Thursday, October 8
New York City, New York
Film producer Sally Golan’s latest installment of her Social Exposure event series happens tomorrow evening, and celebrates an environmentally conscious life and benefits the Animal Care and Control Center. Join her and her guests at Inc. Lounge at the Time Hotel for drinks, a tasting menu from chef Jose Gonzalez, music, art and fashion.

barnstormier-300x250Barnstormer Sessions II
Thursday, October 8 through Tuesday, October 13
Various barns in Iowa and Wisconsin
Daytrotter readies itself for round two of its down home barn tour. Hitting up six different barns in six days with Dawes, Christopher Denny, Suckers and Maritime making their way to the stage, this little party will be one barn raising adventure.

eden_logo_41.5Beyond Eden Art Fair
Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11
Los Angeles, California
A multi-gallery event celebrating the Los Angeles contemporary art scene takes over the Municipal Art Gallery this weekend. More than 15 galleries are represented at Beyond Eden and the organizers expect over 5,000 people to meander through the exhibits. In Barnsdall Art Park, artists paint live in the Artist Village curated by the galleries in the fair. Check out the screenprinters and performance artists while you’re there, too.

circle_f_chuckwagonLincoln County Cowboy Symposium
Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11
Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
They don’t want any drugstore cowboys at Ruidoso Downs this weekend, only authentic ones that have “rode the ride.” Since 1990, the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium has been playing host to the world’s finest chuckwagon cooks, cowboy poets and western artisans for three days of events, contests and workshops. The Texas Playboys will get the crowd stomping and Cee Dubb will tell you how to cook with a Dutch oven.

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Medieval Times

Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Events and Film and HDYGTFAJ on 5 October 2009, with no comments so far.

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(Image: courtesy Jacki Lyden via NPR)

During Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR, another potentially f&%*ing awesome job was discussed: that of the American jouster. Not only has veteran Richard Alvarez spent 11 years with a lance in hand,  he has also directed a documentary on the lives of the modern day knights (and it doesn’t just revolve around Renaissance fairs).

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